There are two main types of modern residential foundations – poured concrete and masonry. Both are strong and reliable but either can be subject to movement and damage caused by pressures in the soil outside them.

When most homeowners think about seepage, they picture a wet basement and they’re most often accurate in their imaginings. The American Society of Home Inspectors estimates that 60% of American homes experience wet basements in varying degrees.

The American homeowner is on a quest for space – living space – that has been going on for decades and shows no signs of stopping. But for a brief setback during the Great Recession, the American home has been growing steadily in size since the 1970’s.<

When the foundation of a home sinks, drops or settles, it causes structural havoc throughout the home. Walls shift out of plumb, brick- and stonework crack, mortar crumbles, windows and doors stick and openings for seepage appear in the basement.

Any homeowner who has ever experienced a wet basement knows the value of a sump pump. The sump pump, typically connected to an interior or exterior drain tile system, takes water that would otherwise seep into the basement and pumps it outside, leaving the basement dry.

Although some might argue with the word “needs” as opposed to “wants,” it’s true that the quest for elbow room has been a part of our culture since the westward expansion of the 18th and 19th centuries.

A non-structural crack in the wall of a poured concrete foundation is the most common source of basement seepage and has been for a long time. For years, basement waterproofing experts have known that cracks are a plague on the houses of homeowners everywhere and that offering a

Oak Lawn IL is a suburban town west of Chicago with a population of more than 57,000. Oak Lawn was a small, semi-rural village prior to World War II but was a classic case of postwar boom in the decades that followed.

Glenview IL is a large suburban community north of Chicago. Formerly the home of the Glenview Naval Air Station, a World War II era defense installation, the village today is a mixed bag of residential and commercial development, including a significant center known as The Glen on the

There are lots of old sayings that are part of the collective wisdom: “Haste makes waste,” “Don’t put the cart before the horse,” and, of course, the one that has puzzled everyone since Benjamin Franklin first uttered it, “A stitch in

According to the National Association of Home Builders, between 75% and 90% of homes in the Midwest, North Central, Eastern and New England states have basements, either full or partial. They are very common in Chicago and surrounding area.

Wheaton IL is a large and prosperous suburb about 25 miles west of Chicago. The seat of DuPage County, Wheaton’s growth has kept pace with that fast-growing county and it currently boasts of a population of more than 53,000.